Get Out of Debt Guy - Steve Rhode » debt relief usahttps://getoutofdebt.org Learn how to really get out of debtTue, 03 Mar 2015 19:00:19 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=498Scott Law Group Debt Settlement Litigation List Contains Some New Companieshttps://getoutofdebt.org/38567/scott-law-group-debt-settlement-litigation-list-contains-some-new-companies https://getoutofdebt.org/38567/scott-law-group-debt-settlement-litigation-list-contains-some-new-companies#commentsThu, 19 Apr 2012 15:08:38 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=38567The Scott Law Group in Washington State has been VERY active in going after debt settlement companies that allegedly injure consumers. It appears some new companies have been added to their list of current litigation, The new companies include FBL Associates, Lifeguard Financial, Please Reduce My Debt, and Think Outside the Box Solutions. – Source ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/38567/scott-law-group-debt-settlement-litigation-list-contains-some-new-companies/feed13Debt Relief USA, James Wojcik and Valerie Leath Banned from Selling Financial Products and Serviceshttps://getoutofdebt.org/29749/debt-relief-usa-james-wojcik-and-valerie-leath-banned-from-selling-financial-products-and-services https://getoutofdebt.org/29749/debt-relief-usa-james-wojcik-and-valerie-leath-banned-from-selling-financial-products-and-services#commentsTue, 23 Aug 2011 16:37:51 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=29749As part of its continuing crackdown on scams that target consumers in financial distress, the Federal Trade Commission settled charges against a debt relief operation that allegedly lured consumers nationwide into paying thousands of dollars in up-front fees, but in most cases failed to actually reduce their credit card debts, and in many cases left ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/29749/debt-relief-usa-james-wojcik-and-valerie-leath-banned-from-selling-financial-products-and-services/feed1Debt Relief USA Ran for Bankruptcy Cover But FTC Says “Not So Fast”https://getoutofdebt.org/29633/debt-relief-usa-ran-for-bankruptcy-cover-but-ftc-says-not-so-fast https://getoutofdebt.org/29633/debt-relief-usa-ran-for-bankruptcy-cover-but-ftc-says-not-so-fast#commentsFri, 19 Aug 2011 16:22:05 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=29633On August 17, 2010 the Federal Trade Commission sued Debt Relief USA, Kelly Reilly, Alvin Bell, James Wojcik, and Valerie Leath. Previously Debt Relief USA had been in the news on this site. Part of that news was about how the company was running for cover to ditch their liabilities under a bankruptcy filing in ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/29633/debt-relief-usa-ran-for-bankruptcy-cover-but-ftc-says-not-so-fast/feed0Debt Relief USA Owners to Personally Pay Millions in Court Awardhttps://getoutofdebt.org/29082/debt-relief-usa-owners-to-personally-pay-millions-in-court-award https://getoutofdebt.org/29082/debt-relief-usa-owners-to-personally-pay-millions-in-court-award#commentsWed, 20 Jul 2011 17:19:37 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=29082I don’t think the former corporate directors of Debt Relief USA will soon forget July 15, 2011. On that day a State of Washington court awarded a class action award of $1.5 million against the directors of a now defunct and bankrupt debt settlement company. James Wojcik, Kelly Reilly, and Alvin Bell will have to ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/29082/debt-relief-usa-owners-to-personally-pay-millions-in-court-award/feed8Debt Relief Companies Targeted by Scott Law Group in Washingtonhttps://getoutofdebt.org/27878/debt-relief-companies-targeted-by-scott-law-group-in-washington https://getoutofdebt.org/27878/debt-relief-companies-targeted-by-scott-law-group-in-washington#commentsWed, 18 May 2011 16:28:37 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=27878In response to an article I posted yesterday here in which I mentioned Darrell Scott, Esq. said he was going after 16 settlement companies, a reader sent in the actual list of companies. The tipster (send in your tips here) said: “The Scott Law Group, P.S. is currently involved in debt settlement litigation involving the ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/27878/debt-relief-companies-targeted-by-scott-law-group-in-washington/feed3Non-Profit Credit Counselors Watched by New York for Bogus Activitieshttps://getoutofdebt.org/25131/non-profit-credit-counselors-watched-by-new-york-for-bogus-activities https://getoutofdebt.org/25131/non-profit-credit-counselors-watched-by-new-york-for-bogus-activities#commentsSun, 02 Jan 2011 19:13:51 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=25131In a story that would have been just about a presentation to the New York City Council about debt settlement activities comes a glance into the activities of some debt settlement companies to attempt to loophole out of FTC new rules to regulate debt relief activities. The documents from the meeting say: Karen S is ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/25131/non-profit-credit-counselors-watched-by-new-york-for-bogus-activities/feed0Texas AG Returns $3.7 Million to Defunct Debt Relief USA Customershttps://getoutofdebt.org/24123/texas-ag-returns-3-7-million-to-defunct-debt-relief-usa-customers https://getoutofdebt.org/24123/texas-ag-returns-3-7-million-to-defunct-debt-relief-usa-customers#commentsTue, 07 Dec 2010 00:04:42 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=24123The Texas Attorney General’s Office has obtained a court order disbursing $3.7 million to Texans and customers in other states who were defrauded by a now bankrupt debt relief firm. Court documents filed by the State indicate that Debt Relief USA Inc. unlawfully collected millions of dollars from Texans who hired the firm to settle ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/24123/texas-ag-returns-3-7-million-to-defunct-debt-relief-usa-customers/feed0International Association of Professional Debt Arbitrators – IAPDA Certification Exposedhttps://getoutofdebt.org/20144/international-association-of-professional-debt-arbitrators-iapda-certification-exposed https://getoutofdebt.org/20144/international-association-of-professional-debt-arbitrators-iapda-certification-exposed#commentsFri, 02 Jul 2010 14:37:52 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=20144Loyal readers may have observed that I routinely never mention IAPDA, the International Association of Professional Debt Arbitrators (IAPDA) or even mention that a company may display their logo as being a member. It’s not that I’ve not noticed their logo displayed on sites, it’s that many in the industry have disparaging things to say ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/20144/international-association-of-professional-debt-arbitrators-iapda-certification-exposed/feed2What is Going On With Debt Relief USA and Its Bankruptcy? – Jameshttps://getoutofdebt.org/8202/what-is-going-on-with-debt-relief-usa-and-its-bankruptcy-james https://getoutofdebt.org/8202/what-is-going-on-with-debt-relief-usa-and-its-bankruptcy-james#commentsMon, 03 May 2010 10:34:29 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=8202“Dear Steve, Im another victim of debtrelief USA and would just like some positive reinforcement regarding this situation please!! i am a 24 year old collge student with 2 jobs and this couldn’t have happend at a worse time for me! i got all my up dates from http://www.drusabankruptcy.com/ however they ceased to give updates ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/8202/what-is-going-on-with-debt-relief-usa-and-its-bankruptcy-james/feed13Debt Relief USA – Scam, Complaint, Review, or Praise?https://getoutofdebt.org/18039/debt-relief-usa-scam-complaint-or-praise https://getoutofdebt.org/18039/debt-relief-usa-scam-complaint-or-praise#commentsSun, 04 Apr 2010 15:02:30 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=18039Please share your experience with this debt relief company and provide your review and feedback, in the comments section below. The goal of this page is to allow people to share information that may be important to help others to make a more informed decision regarding their experience with this debt relief company. Here are ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/18039/debt-relief-usa-scam-complaint-or-praise/feed0I Signed Up With Debt Settlement Company Debt Relief USA. They’ve Done Nothing. – Vickihttps://getoutofdebt.org/7317/i-signed-up-with-debt-settlement-company-debt-relief-usa-they%e2%80%99ve-done-nothing-%e2%80%93-vicki https://getoutofdebt.org/7317/i-signed-up-with-debt-settlement-company-debt-relief-usa-they%e2%80%99ve-done-nothing-%e2%80%93-vicki#commentsTue, 23 Mar 2010 15:01:25 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=7317Vicki “Dear Steve, I signed up with a company by the name of Debt Relief USA, July 7, 2008. Their address is 16200 Addison Rd, Ste 105, Addison, TX 75001. They have not done anything to help me with my debt as they promised. I have recently found several articles on the Internet about complaints ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/8028/attorney-general-cracks-down-on-abusive-debt-settlement-industry/feed0American Debt Control and Debt Relief USA Unfortunately Back in the Newshttps://getoutofdebt.org/8002/american-debt-control-and-debt-relief-usa-unfortunately-back-in-the-news https://getoutofdebt.org/8002/american-debt-control-and-debt-relief-usa-unfortunately-back-in-the-news#commentsFri, 25 Sep 2009 11:54:00 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=8002Interesting article worth reading out of Texas about debt settlement and the Debt Relief USA mess. People in desperate financial straits will sometimes go to desperate lengths to get out. And some companies use questionable practices to capitalize on their plights. The most recent example is an Addison-based company that promised to cut consumers’ credit ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/8002/american-debt-control-and-debt-relief-usa-unfortunately-back-in-the-news/feed0Debt Relief USA Sued for Millions by Texas AGhttps://getoutofdebt.org/7776/debt-relief-usa-sued-for-millions-by-texas-ag https://getoutofdebt.org/7776/debt-relief-usa-sued-for-millions-by-texas-ag#commentsThu, 20 Aug 2009 16:30:16 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=7776Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today took legal action to recover $4.6 million that a bankrupt “debt settlement” company wrongly withheld from its clients in Texas and other states. In June, Debt Relief USA Inc. of Addison filed for bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of Texas. As a result, more than 2,500 financially distressed ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/7347/credit-counseling-credit-repair-debt-settlement-and-other-scams-are-target-of-ftc-sweep/feed3Debt Settlement Company Debt Relief USA Files Bankruptcyhttps://getoutofdebt.org/7306/debt-settlement-company-debt-relief-usa-files-bankruptcy https://getoutofdebt.org/7306/debt-settlement-company-debt-relief-usa-files-bankruptcy#commentsWed, 24 Jun 2009 19:41:07 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=7306Debt settlement company Debt Relief USA has filed bankruptcy in Texas following recent investigations and suits by the attorney general of several states. The bankruptcy petition can be viewed here and shows the ownership of Debt Relief USA to be Kelly E. Reilly, Alvin B. Bell, and James F. Wojcik. What will be significantly up ...

]]>https://getoutofdebt.org/6928/illinois-attorney-general-sues-two-debt-settlement-firms/feed2Debt Relief USA Ordered Out of Georgia and Must Pay Over Half a Million in Refunds and Fineshttps://getoutofdebt.org/5704/debt-relief-usa-ordered-out-of-georgia-and-must-pay-over-half-a-million-in-refunds-and-fines https://getoutofdebt.org/5704/debt-relief-usa-ordered-out-of-georgia-and-must-pay-over-half-a-million-in-refunds-and-fines#commentsFri, 20 Mar 2009 22:51:03 +0000http://getoutofdebt.org/?p=5704Joe Doyle, Administrator of the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA), announced that the agency has entered into a settlement with Debt Relief USA, Inc., a debt adjustment company, over allegations that it violated Georgia’s Debt Adjustment Act. The company agreed to refund all fees it has received from its Georgia clients, a total of ...